Messin' with Wico Magnetos

I remember seeing Wico magnetos for sale in my earliest memories of swap meets. A vendor had an entire box of H-D Wicos at a swap in Rockford, Illinois. I didn't know how they worked. They looked kinda ugly, and who knew they'd become popular again for racing and restorations??? I bought a Fairbanks-Morse Sportster magneto in LeMars, Iowa for $100.00 at an AMCA Meet. The same vendor gave me a choice between (an almost new Wico vertical) or the used FM. I'm currently working on about the 5th engine with a Wico....and I'm learning. Interesting little "magic boxes" these things are . . . #singlefire #rotor #don'tmixupthewires